Feng Jing insists that there is no rescue, which is also his consistent attitude, and he opposes easily having disputes with Dang Xiang.
"The last great victory in Lanzhou, killing Liang Yimi was just a coincidence. This cannot be done again and again."
"If this is true, the rescuing Guiyi army was ambushed and the whole army was wiped out. Lanzhou is in danger of being lost again. If this is true, how can tens of thousands of Han people really help?"
"On the contrary, there is a danger of betrayal, and the party has an excuse to use troops. Are you going to take this risk just by relying on the word of a few businessmen?"
When Zhang Yue heard that Liang Yi had died, Li Bingchang replaced the Empress Dowager Liang and became the real ruler. By continuing to be friendly with the Song Dynasty, he was very generous to the envoys of the Song Dynasty.
At the same time, Li Bingchang also bribed many scholars from the Song Dynasty. Later, he heard that Fu Bi had advocated not talking about military affairs for twenty years, so Liang Yimi's envoys always asked where Mr. Fu Zheng was every time he came to the Song Dynasty. How was Mr. Fu Zheng doing?
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Later, I heard that Feng Jing was Fu Bi's son-in-law and that he was the third daughter of Fu Bi. I expressed my great admiration on the spot.
He said that the leader of our country, Li Bingchang, admired Sinology and had great admiration for talents like Feng Jing who had achieved the third grade.
Anyway, it was a gift from a high hat. Of course, with Feng Jing’s wisdom, he would not fall for it so easily.
However, in terms of ideology, Feng Jing was consistent with his father-in-law Fu Bi and Sima Guang, that is, he believed that Guan Jia and Zhang Yue should not mess around anymore.
Even after the great victory in Lanzhou, Feng Jing calmed down for a while, but today he spoke very resolutely. Zhang Yue remembered that Feng Jing in the past had always hit the mark. Why was he so resolute today? Could it be that he didn't want to do it?
Zhang Yue knew that he had set up the Zhongshu Official System Detailing Department and recruited many young and courageous officials. Among them, the military restructuring had violated the interests of Privy Councilor Feng Jing.
In fact, Feng Jing is now old and sick, and he really wants to quit. Besides, Feng Jing does represent the opinions of some serious officials.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, I see this matter and cannot fail to rescue these descendants who have returned to the rebel army because of the deception."
The official asked: "What do you think you have?"
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, I think we should deploy this way, order the states along Xihe Road to be on guard, order Miao Shi to set up defenses in Xizhou from Guzhibao in Lanzhou, and order Wang Kuo to lead the navy of Huangshui, Lanzhou, and the Yellow River along Zhuanglang.
Go up the river to find out about the Guiyi Army."
"Finally, Lanzhou was ordered to send a brigade to cross the Yellow River with light cavalry within ten miles to pick up the rebel army. At the same time, Qinfeng Road and Jingyuan Road each sent troops and horses to the border for reinforcements."
After listening to what Zhang Yue said, all the officials knew that he had a good plan and would not do anything unprepared.
The officials were surprised and delighted and asked: "Had I known that the navy on Xihe Road would be able to sail upstream in a boat?"
Zhang Yue never wanted to reveal his intention to establish a navy on Xihe Road.
In the future, he will take a boat all the way down the Yellow River from Lanzhou and finally attack Lingzhou. In recent years, he has secretly ordered people to clarify the hydrological conditions of the Yellow River from Lanzhou to Lingzhou.
In the future, it will be used as a supply of food for the boat division and even for the army.
If the party members know that he has a navy, they will definitely be more vigilant about his intention to attack Lingzhou via water from Lanzhou in the future.
Zhang Yue said: "Your Majesty, starting from the fifth year of Xining, after the imperial court captured Xizhou, I set up a navy in Xizhou for transfer purposes. At that time, there were more than 500 navy personnel."
"In recent years, boats have been used to provide food from the farming areas of Taoshui and Huangshui to supply troops and horses stationed in Lanzhou, Xizhou and Huizhou for the purpose of transporting food and wages. Therefore, there has always been naval flank security on the waterways."
"The people on Xihe Road are strong and strong, and there are two million native people. These native people usually seem to be very friendly with the Song Dynasty, but once something happens, the court still can't rely too much on the loyalty of these people. Therefore, I stayed close to Sichuan and Shu.
Having recruited a boat division, we can not only defend ourselves on weekdays, but also transport food."
"As we all know, the Dangxiang people definitely don't have a boat division. If we dispatch a boat division and go up the Zhuanglang River to inquire about the response, there will be no worries."
"The Zhuanglang River is mainly affected by rainfall and ice and snow melt. There is only enough water from July to October to allow boating. The rest of the river is in dry season or has no flow. I calculated the time and this trip is just in time."
What else can the officials say after hearing what Zhang Yue said? Zhang Yue has a good plan and thinks of everything before you.
Just when Feng Jing was still guessing whether the surrender of the Guiyi Army was true or not, Zhang Yue had already created all the conditions. Who would have thought that the boat division would come in handy?
Zhang Yue didn't tell the whole truth, because the hydrology of the Zhuanglang River was not very good, so it was still risky to use a boat master to respond.
The official said: "Zhang Qing prepared for a rainy day and specially trained a navy for me at places like Xihe Road."
"Everything will be done according to your plan."
After Zhang Yue came down from the palace, Feng Jing said: "Mr. Zhang, the Guiyi Army has been living in Liangzhou for a long time and has already become a party member. If they surrender to me today, what if they rebel in the future?"
"Capricious and changeable nature may be a source of disaster in the future."
When Zhang Yue heard what Feng Jing said, he suddenly thought of someone, that was Pharmacist Guo.
Historically, when Pharmacist Guo surrendered to the Song Dynasty, he spoke very nicely. For example, he said that he had been in Liao for many years, but he always considered himself Han.
Anyway, Song Huizong was very impressed by this idea of national identity. Having said that, in fact, every emperor was the same.
The most important thing is that Song Huizong's intentions were exactly the same as those of the officials and Zhang Yue. He also needed an example like Guo Yaoshi to recruit the Han people in Youyan.
Song Huizong had great trust in Medicine Master Guo.
Zhang Yue said: "The Guiyi Army tribe only has tens of thousands of people. If the Song Dynasty surrenders and they can only rely on me to survive, in the final analysis, the strength of the country lies."
Zhang Yue responded to Feng Jing's suggestion: "Feng Gong's kindness is appreciated."
Feng Jing sighed after hearing this, feeling rather regretful that his kind words were not used.
Afterwards, the imperial edict was urgently delivered to Lanzhou. Wang Kuo, the son of Wang Shao, who led the Lanzhou Navy.
Wang Kuo inherited his father's ambition and ambition, and was responsible for training the navy. When the imperial court ordered Wang Kuo to lead the navy north to Zhuanglang River to meet the needs, Wang Kuo was responsible for the training of the navy.
Brother Wang Hou frowned. He had never thought about this situation, but the Zhuanglang River could only be navigable for four months, and the Song Army's boatmen only sailed in the Huangshui and Taoshui rivers, and had no idea about the water conditions of the Zhuanglang River.
Not familiar.
Under normal circumstances, if you go north, you will be intercepted by the party members to prevent the Song army from prying into the truth. However, after Wang Kuo received the order, he happily obeyed the order, as if a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.
Wang Hou had no choice but to let his younger brother take the risk.
The Yellow River has been navigable since Jishijun.
By the time the Xihe Road's sphere of influence reached the Jishi Army's, they had begun to build dams in the upper reaches to irrigate people's fields. At the same time, they continued to dredge the river and built wharves.
All this is for the convenience of transporting food.
There was a shortage of food on Xihe Road, so in order to avoid the pain of transportation, the imperial court bought food from the people at high prices. At the same time, it recruited barbarian archers to farm the fields.
In fact, Zhang Yue borrowed his ideas from Diao Yong, a famous official in the Northern Wei Dynasty.
At that time, the Northern Wei Dynasty established a town in Lingzhou, and Diao Yong proposed to actively colonize the upper reaches of the Yellow River, and then transport grain to Woye Town through water transportation on the Yellow River. At that time, Diao Yong first tried to use wooden boats to transport grain on the Yellow River.
After several years of waterway management by the Han people, the water transportation from Jishijun to Lanzhou has become very mature. Local Fan people often sailed to the vicinity of Lanzhou to exchange grain or other commodities with the Song people for silk or cotton.
And these people sometimes secretly went to the Dangxiang people to exchange smuggled goods during the Zhuanglang River period.
The Song Dynasty and Dangxiang turned a blind eye to this.
Because the Song Dynasty and Dangxiang traded through Heshi, these Qing and Tang Dynasties are now semi-independent under the rule of the Song Dynasty. Their transactions with Dangxiang people are not easy for the Song Dynasty to manage.
Now Wang Kuo is also driving a boat from the upper reaches of the Yellow River to a town on the Zhuanglang River in the name of a Qingtang merchant.
Along the way, we can see countless highland barley and wheat fields on the north bank of the Yellow River, which are full of fruits and a great harvest scene.
The merchant said to Wang Kuo: "In the past, when the Song Dynasty and Dangxiang were at war, Dangxiang was afraid that the Song people would come to rob it, so he would cut the highland barley in advance and never leave it in the fields now."
Wang Kuo listened to the merchant's words and said: "The common people and us merchants are very much looking forward to peace. During the decades of war between Dangxiang and the Song Dynasty, the people of the two families have suffered the most."
"But the princes in the temple may have their own thoughts. Once the war breaks out, the two families will no longer have peace. It's a pity that this peaceful situation only lasts for half a year."
When Wang Kuo heard this, he realized that he was a man who was eager to achieve success, so how could he take these complaints from businessmen to heart.
When Wang Kuo led the navy to the military town of the Dangxiang people on the Zhuanglang River, the Dangxiang people saw that suddenly hundreds of ships were facing a powerful enemy.
This merchant had been trading with the Dangxiang people for many years, and said he was transporting wood to the upper reaches for the construction of the palace.
The party members were not surprised when they heard this.
After the peace between the Song Dynasty and Xia Dynasty, Li Bingchang changed the Han customs and built a palace near Liangzhou imitating the Han people's system. He also almost served as the spokesperson of the Song Dynasty, receiving businessmen from the Western Regions.
The general idea is that you can rest assured when doing business with me.
However, the credibility of party members is still almost zero.
The party soldiers were not surprised when they heard this. In addition, the merchants had been dealing with them for many years and did not even conduct an inquiry before letting the fleet go north.
This was indeed the time when the relationship between Song and Xia was at its best, and everyone thought that the two families would stop fighting from now on.
The businessman told Wang Kuo the result of the negotiation, and he was quite emotional. The implication is that you see this peaceful situation will be destroyed by you, and I will no longer be able to do business.
Wang Kuo originally thought that he would break through forcefully, but now he traveled north smoothly. Every step of the way, he sent people ashore in small boats to find out news about the Guiyi Army.
After the boatman had traveled dozens of miles upstream, it was already difficult to continue moving forward.
Wang Kuo immediately took half of his troops and horses to camp ashore, and the other half was stationed on the boat. Wang Kuo sent people here to inquire about the news on the trade road.
Huangtian paid off and finally learned the news about the rebel army going south from a businessman from the Western Regions who was going south.
I learned from the merchants that after the Guiyi army went south, they were intercepted by soldiers and horses and fought several battles.
Now Liangzhou Zheng is sending troops to pursue the enemy, and the Guiyi army is in an extremely dangerous situation.
Wang Kuo was overjoyed after hearing the merchant's words and confirmed that there were indeed descendants of the Guiyi Army going south. This was not a trap by the Dangxiang people. They really did not forget their ancestors and returned to the Han Dynasty.
Wang Kuo made a decisive decision and immediately ordered Yizhou to return south to Lanzhou to report the matter and ask the court to send troops to intervene.
Wang Kuo himself led half of the boat division to venture north to meet the rebel army heading south.